About
Erich Leinsdorf (born Erich Landauer; February 4, 1912 – September 11, 1993) was an Austrian-born American conductor. He performed and recorded with leading orchestras and opera companies throughout the United States and Europe, earning a reputation for exacting standards as well as an acerbic personality. He also published books and essays on musical matters.
Discography
Albums
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Lucia di Lammermoor
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Madama Butterfly
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Haydn: “Surprise” Symphony no. 94 in G major / Schubert: Rosamunde: Overture and Ballet Music
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Piano Concerto no. 2
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Macbeth
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Violin Concerto
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Madama Butterfly
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Symphony No. 1
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Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Piano Concerto no. 1
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Symphony no. 6
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Un ballo in maschera
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Aida
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Il tabarro (Remastered)
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Liszt: Totentanz For Piano And Orchestra / Franck: Symphonic Variations For Piano And Orchestra
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Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries / Tristan und Isolde: Prelude to Act I / Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s Funeral Music / Siegfried: Forest Murmurs
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Romeo And Juliet: Ballet Excerpts
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Piano Concerto no. 1 in B‐flat minor
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Mahler: Symphony No.1 In D Major
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The Rubinstein Collection: Volume 58 (Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 & 5)
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Beethoven: Sonata No. 23
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La bohème
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Piano Concerto no. 1 / Violin Concerto
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The Rubinstein Collection: Beethoven Concertos: No. 2 in B‐flat / No. 3 in C minor
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The Rubinstein Collection: Beethoven: Concerto No.1 In C / "Moonlight" Sonata
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Così fan tutte
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Symphony no. 7
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Symphonies nos. 4 and 5
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Symphonies 21 - 26
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Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 15
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“Le Bourgeois gentilhomme” and “Couperin” Suites
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Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"
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Incidental music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
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Symphonies 16 - 20
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The First Fifteen Symphonies
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Symphonies 27-31 / Symphonies 32-35
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Symphony no. 2 / The Creatures of Prometheus (Selections)
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Symphony no. 2
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Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1910) / Debussy Afternoon of a Faun
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Die tote Stadt
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Symphonies nos. 1 & 8
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Salome
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Tosca
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Concerto no. 1, op. 15 in D-minor / Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
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Symphony no. 5
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Symphonies no. 36 "Linzer" / no. 39 / Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
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Concerto no. 2 / Violin Sonatas
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Concerto for Orchestra
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Symphony No 1 "Classical" & No 5
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The Sheffield Leinsdorf Sessions, Volume I
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Piano Concerto / Symphony no. 4
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The Sheffield Leinsdorf Sessions, Volume II
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Brahms: Symphony no. 3 / Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
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Ariadne auf Naxos
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Orfeo ed Euridice
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Turandot
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Radio Sinfonie Orchester Stuttgart, Vol. 4: Strawinsky, Feuervogel Suite - Borodin, Symphonie No. 2 in b-Moll
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Symphony no. 3 / Symphony no. 1
Live
Compilations
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice and other great showpieces for orchestra
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Dvořák: Symphony no. 6 / Schumann: Symphony no. 1 “Spring”
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Lazar Berman: The Complete Sony Recordings
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Masterworks of the 20th Century
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Symphonies nos. 1–9
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Erich Leinsdorf conducts Prokofiev
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Violin Concertos
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Symphony no. 9 / A Survivor from Warsaw
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Ravel, Piano Concerto In D For The Left Hand; Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3, Lieutenant Kijé; Kodály, Háry János
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Scheherazade / Capriccio Espagnol / Russian Easter Overture
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Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4
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The Sound of Wagner & Strauss
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Symphony no. 1 "Titan"
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Symphony No. 40 / Eine kleine Nachtmusik / The Magic Flute Overture
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Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" / Wellington's Victory
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik / Posthorn Serenade / Six German Dances
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Pagliacci / Il tabarro
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Concerto For Violin / Concerto No. 2 For Piano / Symphony No. 4
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Piano Concerto No. 1 / Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 "Pathétique"
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Opera Choruses
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Beethoven: Sonata No.23
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Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Sibelius: Violin Concerto / Ravel: Tzigane
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The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 97/98 : Masterpieces For Violin & Orchestra
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The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 63/64 : Concert Brahms
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The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 17/18 : Masterpieces For Piano And Orchestra
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Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 1, Sonatas nos. 23, 12, 22
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Wagner: Excerpts From The Operas / Prokofiev: Excerpts From The Ballet, Romeo And Juliet
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Mozart: Piano Concerto nos. 17 & 18 / Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream / Violin Concerto
Links
Conductor position
Teacher
Also known as
Eric Leinsdorf · Erich Leisdorf
Tags
- conductor
- american conductor
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 2c145d01-a05a-4b68-9bf8-06c949df66ea
- ISNI
- 000000010935089X
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